English 063 Introduction to the Essay

Syllabus and Schedule

• The Three Part Strucure of an Essay
• The Writing Process Webpage
• The Writing Process Powerpoint
• Descriptive Writing
• Description.doc Descriptive Writing Activity
• description activity.doc
• For homework.docx
• Descriptive Writing Quiz.doc
• Narrative Writing
• Writing a narrative essay.doc
• Writing Narrative Paragraphs I.doc
• Persuasive Writing
• For the Midterm:

Midterm Essay.doc
Persuasion is All Around You

• process essay.doc
• Portfolio Page Model
  
  The Descriptive Essay in your portfolio needed to describe this picture (from page 97) and has this criteria:
  Concrete words
  Sensory imagery
  A spatial order.
• By today you should have
  • Read Chapter 8 Process on page 100
  • Read Chapter 15 Part D: The Process Essay on page 215
  • Placed your Process paragraph on your portfolio.
  
  60 minute Timed Prompt
  Today in class, choose topic #10 or #11 on page 109 and write a process paragraph. Print and submit it to me by 10 AM.

12/12

By now you should have done these three readings:

1. Chapter 10: Comparison and Contrast pg 123
2. Chapter 15 Part F: The Comparison or Contrast Essay pg 220
3. Comparison and Contrast Essays.doc

Be prepared for a timed writing prompt on a compare and contrast essay.

1. Complete the prompt below
2. Use the graphic organizer to generate and organize your ideas before writing the essay.
3. Print the organizer and the essay.
4. Submit them by 10:30 AM
5. When finished with the prompt, you are dismissed.
6. Remember the portfolio is due by noon on 12/19.

compare.pdf